Brotherhood and mission-building collide in Part 2 with Kyle and Brent Pease — and this time the conversation goes places the highlight reel never shows:

From a screaming match in a New York City taxi after a broken wheelchair nearly cost them the marathon, through early morning school runs, to Dick Hoyt's three-word advice before the 2018 IRONMAN World Championship — this is what building something real actually looks like.

You'll learn how Brent thinks about hiring for mission over skill set, why Kyle never asks anyone for money and still drives the Foundation's biggest donations, and what both brothers believe has to change for the KPF to grow beyond what the two of them can personally carry.

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Episode Highlights:
00:00 - Purpose Aligned
00:22 - Podcast Intro
01:21 - Balancing Racing And Work
03:22 - Scaling The Nonprofit Team
06:12 - Mentors And Board Wisdom
09:34 - Spreading The Mission
13:56 - Measuring Impact At Scale
15:52 - Equipment And Inclusion Tech
23:03 - Kona Bike Innovation
27:36 - Conflict And Growth Story
32:26 - Humanity and Empathy
32:55 - Chair Carrying Photos
33:34 - Hoyt Family Mentorship
37:49 - Fiercely Experience It
38:16 - Hawaii 2019 Heartbreak
39:55 - Still Growing Together
41:59 - Family Integration and Kids
43:52 - Twin Brother and Support
46:07 - Parents and Inclusion Lessons
49:55 - Kyle as a Coach
53:41 - Book and Next Level
59:07 - Volunteer and Donation Match
01:02:18 - Final Thanks and Outro

Resources mentioned:
● Beyond the Finish — Kyle and Brent Pease’s book
● The Kyle Pease Foundation — kylepeasefoundation.org
● TED Talk: The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong — Dan Pallotta
● The Hoyt family — Dick and Rick Hoyt, pioneer push-assist racing duo
● Field of Dreams — film referenced by Kyle and Brent
● Tony Robbins — referenced by Dwayne: "emotion is motion"
● Alvin Law — thalidomide survivor and speaker referenced by Dwayne
● IRONMAN World Championship, Kona, Hawaii

Quotes:

“ It does not have to be something that we fiercely protect. You know, it's something that we can all fiercely experience.” - Brent Pease

“ I think that we're still growing. We're still evolving. When you stop growing, that's when you need to walk away from whatever you’re doing.” - Kyle Pease

“It got the point where I basically just looked at him. I was like, dude, I'm done. I'm out. This isn't us. I dunno what we're doing. And Kyle said, well, you can quit, but I'm gonna finish.” - Brent Pease

"These small lessons inside of our relationships that teach us about humanity — a lot of times what's missing in the world, and you guys are sharing it through stories like that, which I think is supremely powerful.” - Dwayne Kerrigan

“ Because finding people who love what the mission is, like, that's more critical to me than finding the person who fits the exact role. Because if you have somebody who loves what you do and believes in it - a true believer if you will - then they're gonna be able to lean into whatever the task is and grow because they're willing to do it for the people that we serve.” - Brent Pease

About Kyle and Brent Pease:
Kyle Pease is a six-time IRONMAN finisher and co-founder of The Kyle Pease Foundation (KPF), born with cerebral palsy and widely regarded as one of the most compelling voices on disability inclusion in the country.

Brent Pease is an endurance athlete, coach, and Executive Director of KPF, who has raced alongside Kyle in over 100 events including six IRONMAN triathlons.

Together they made history as the first push-assist brother team to complete the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona in 2018, and have since helped raise well over $10 million in support of athletes with disabilities.

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